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"Nina Hill's life may not seem like much, but for a person battling anxiety, it's more than enough. She enjoys her job at a bookstore and her small circle of friends. Until a visit from a lawyer changes everything ... The father that Nina never knew existed has died, leaving behind an enormous extended family. Nina now has innumerable sisters, brothers, nieces, nephews, and cousins all living within a twenty-mile radius--some welcoming and some not so welcoming, but all demanding her attention. If that's not enough, Nina's talent for worrying is taking the thrill out of falling in love. Tom, a fellow trivia nerd--who's totally into her--is obviously too good to be true. Everything is moving too fast for Nina. Caught in a whirlwind of new people, emotions and experiences, she feels the need to protect herself. But maybe opening her world--and her heart--is a risk worth taking"--… (meer)
I liked this but I didn’t love it. Enjoyed Nina’s relationship with her new family but wanted a little more of her friends and the awkward romance with Tom. I really wanted to know more about him. I felt like maybe I should have remembered him from Waxman’s other books but I didn’t. ( )
I am really impressed with this, my 2nd foray, into the storytelling of Ms. Waxman. This was yet another romp, perfect for bookworms, especially. Plus pretty believable romantic complications. Very enjoyable, without being shallow or terribly obvious. ( )
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Solitude is independence. ---HERMANN HESSE
Independence is happiness. ---SUSAN B. ANTHONY
Happiness is having your own library card. ---SALLY BROWN, PEANUTS
Opdracht
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For my stepfather, John, who came late to the party, but stayed to clean up. I love and respect you with all my heart.
And for all the booksellers and librarians, who care about writers and readers in equal measure, and put them together every day. The world would be so much lonelier without you.
Eerste woorden
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Imagine you're a bird.
Citaten
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In the dim interstices between flashes of hope you make your life.
"It takes a lot to join a family that's broken, but sometimes it turns out you're exactly the glue it needs."
Laatste woorden
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So, dear reader, that's precisely what they did. And once they'd finished doing that, they lived happily ever after.
"Nina Hill's life may not seem like much, but for a person battling anxiety, it's more than enough. She enjoys her job at a bookstore and her small circle of friends. Until a visit from a lawyer changes everything ... The father that Nina never knew existed has died, leaving behind an enormous extended family. Nina now has innumerable sisters, brothers, nieces, nephews, and cousins all living within a twenty-mile radius--some welcoming and some not so welcoming, but all demanding her attention. If that's not enough, Nina's talent for worrying is taking the thrill out of falling in love. Tom, a fellow trivia nerd--who's totally into her--is obviously too good to be true. Everything is moving too fast for Nina. Caught in a whirlwind of new people, emotions and experiences, she feels the need to protect herself. But maybe opening her world--and her heart--is a risk worth taking"--